ESPN to premiere documentary about Florida Gators and 1990 tragedy
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 11, 2026, 11:20 PM
Last updated Sep 11, 2026
ESPN Films will release 14 Days in Gainesville, a new 30 for 30 documentary, on Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. ET. Directed by Daniel B. Levin, the film examines a two-week period in August 1990 when a serial killer murdered five students in Gainesville. This timeline coincided with the arrival of Steve Spurrier as the new head football coach of the Florida Gators. The documentary features archival footage of the campus and football team during that transition. It explores how the community processed the tragedy while the football program prepared for a new season. Interviews with participants reveal the atmosphere of the campus during this period of grief and transition.
- •The documentary 14 Days in Gainesville premieres Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. ET.
- •The film covers the murder of five students in Gainesville during August 1990.
- •The story focuses on how the community and the football program navigated the crisis.
- •Steve Spurrier began his tenure as head football coach of the Florida Gators in 1990.
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"On Jan. 1, 1990, the University of Florida hired Steve Spurrier as head football coach. Spurrier won the Heisman Trophy as the Florida Gators’ quarterback in 1966, so hype hit astronomical levels leading up to the 1990 college football season. But in August 1990, unspeakable tragedy struck Florida’s Gainesville campus when a serial killer murdered…
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